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late D. Williams Patterson. It appears here 
substantially as it was left by him in manuscript 
at his death in 1 892. A few additions have been 
made in an effort to bring the Record up to date. 

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GENEALOGY OF THE PATTERSON FAMILY 



COMPILED FROM MANUSCRIPT LEFT BV D. WILLIAMS PATTERSON, 
\VITH A FEW ADDITIONS BY ANNA PATTERSON. 



PATTERSON FAMILY. 



James Patterson was a native of Scotland, and was bom about 1633. He 
was one of the prisoners of war taken by Cromwell, probably at the battle of 
Worcester, 3 September, 1651. These prisoners were sold as bond-servants 
by the English government and a large number of them were sent to New 
England in the ship "Jclin and Sarah," of London, Captain John Green, mas- 
ter; they embarked 6 November, 165 1, probably sailed about 14 November, 
165 1, and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, probably early in tlie following 
May, as on 13 May, 1652, the list of servants sent on beard the ship was re- 
corded in Boston. (See New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 
vol. i, pp. 377-3S0). In 1658 he was a resident of Billerica, as he then received 
a grant of land from that town. Between 165S and 16S5 he received sixteen 
different grants of land from the town of Billerica. In 1661 his name ap- 
pears upon the town records in a vote of the proprietors. He married, 29 
May, 1662, Rebecca Stevenson, before "Thomas Danforth, Esq." She was 
daughter of Andrew Stevenson of Cambridge, and was born about 1642. 

"At a meeting of Selectmen & Committee of Militia held October 8, 1675, 
In persuance of an order from the Hon. Council! sent unto them." twelve 
garrisons were formed in Billerica. "6. They appoint James Patersons 
house for garrison and to entertain John Baldwin, Edward & Thomas 
Farmer, Henen.- & John Jeffts & two soldiers. 8 soldiers & 4 families."' 
(Billerica town records, p. 121). He was admitted freeman iS April, 1690. 
His will was dated 12 May, 1701, and he died in Billerica 14 July, 1701, aged 
about sbcty-eight years, according to the town records, but his inventor)- 
states that he died 14 June, 1701. 

Children of James* and Rebecca (Stevenson) Patterson: 

I. MARY PATTERSON,= bom in Billerica. 22 August, 1666; mar- 
ried 30 January, 16S8-9, Peter Proctor, of Chelmsford. 

II. JAMES PATTERSON,^ bom in Billerica, 28 February, 166S-9; 
died 3 October, 1677. 

III. ANDREW P.-\TTERSON% bom in Billerica, 4 April, 1672; mar- 
ried 1697, Elizabeth Kebbe. of Charlestown. He was a mariner, and i 

tradition snys "was lost at sea." He was al:\e at as late a date as 27 March. ' 
1707, as appears by deeds recorded in Cambridge. 

Elizabeth Patterson of Reading, Massachusetts, (probably widow of 



I. James Patterson's hou.-e used for parrison in King Philip's W.ir. Rcff. 
Hnzen's "History of Eillerica,'" pp. 110-117; N. E. H. & G. K. vol. .\.\-\-vii. p. 14S. 



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Andrew), bought S September, 1725. of Thomas Hodgeman, of Reading, 
part of his homestead in Reading, containing four acres. She died in Read- 
ing, June, 1738. 

IV. JOHN PATTERSON,* bom in Eillerica 8 April, 1675, married 
Concord, 29 December, 1702, Joanna Hall, of Eiilerica. He had, i March, 
1707, a grant from the town of Eillerica of twent>- acres of upland and 
swamp for f 20 money. 

V. JOSEPH PATTERSON^ bom in Eillerica i January, 1677-8. He 
was a tailor, and settled in ^^'atertown, Massachusetts, as early as the be- 
ginning of 1701. He bought of Edward Harrington, 19 March, 1701, "one 
mansion house with twelve acres of orchyard. meadow, and arable land, sit- 
uate, lying and being in Watertown aforesaid." He married first in Sud- 
bury, 22 September, 1701, Mercy Gocdenow, bom in Sudbun.-, 16S0, daugh- 
ter of Captain John Goodenow of Sudbur.'. Sr.e died in childbed, i Sep- 
tember. 1710, and he married (second) Mar}- . She died and he mar- 
ried (third), 19 November, 1724, Rebecca, widow of James Livermore, and 
daughter of John and Elizabeth (Trowbridge) Myrick of Newton. She was 
born 20 April, 16S7, and married 5 October. 1718. James Livermore. of 
Weston, who died 20 August, 1720. f Bond's "Histcrx- of Watertown," pp. 
374 and 392.) In 1714 he was constable or collector of Watencwn. He 
had, by small purchases at different times, acquired a good farm, which is 
said to have included the top of Prospect Hi'.l. about half a mile west of 
Waltham Plain. The date of his death is not row known, but his will was 
executed 15 November, 1736, and offered for pre bate 14 Februar>-, 1736-7. 



VI. 
1683. 



REBECC-\ P.\TTERSONV bom in Eillerica, 18 July, 16S0; died 



VII. JAMES PATTERSON,^ born in Eillerica. 13 April. 1683 ; mar- 
ried Mary . He was probably a resident of Eillerica till 1707. In 

171 1 he was a resident of Dunstable, and remained there till 17 16. when he 
moved to Groton, where he resided the rem.ainder of his life. He drew lot 
No. 44 in "Narragansett No. 6" (now Templeton) as the representative of 
his father, for his services in '"King Philip's war," in 1675 or 1676. The 
time of his death is not known, but he was alive on the 6:h day of November, 
1735, and mortgaged his Narragansett lot to Samuel Belknap, of Wobum ; 
and 0.1 the 20th of March, 1738, Belk-nap execured a deed of release 
of the same lot to Joseph Patterson, of Watertown. in which deed he 
mentions James Patterson as "late of Groton deceased." But a small por- 
tion of this mortgage is now in existence. The date, signature, and de- 
scription are gone, but on the back of what remains is an indorsement of 
the date when recorded, 10 January, 1737-^- His wife survived him, as 27 
August, 1739. she and her children are nam.ed in a deed of the same prop- 
ertv to Joseph Pitterson, of Watertown. in which the grantors were de- 
scribed as '"Mary Patterson, widow ; James Paiierson. Jonathan Patterson 
and Hezekiah Patterson, labourers, all of the town of Groton in the County 
of Middlesex in New England, and Mary Patterson of Watertown in ye 
Countv aforesaid, spinster." These I have supposed to be the widow and 
children of James Patterson who drew the lot. "The deed was signed by but 



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one Mary, and by James and Hezekiah; seals are attached for the other 
names, but there is no sign of the names. I think the James Patterson who 
signed the deed to be identical with James Patterson mentioned by Butler 
in his histor}- of Groton. 

VIII. JOXATH-\X PATTERSON^ bom in Billerica 30 Janiiar}-, 
16S5-6. In a deed dated 27 February, 1706-7, he describes himself as a 
'•tailor of Watertown." He then deeded to Enoch Kidder of Billerica fifty- 
one acres of land which he received from his father's estate in Billerica. 
He was a resident of Deerfield, Massachusetts, as early as 1713. He mar- 
ried, in Deerfield, 1713, Man.- Hawks, born 1695, daughter of Deacon 

Eliezer and Hawks, of Deerfield. He resided in Deerfield till after 

the binh of his second child, i September, 17 16, after which he moved to 
N'orthfield, Massachusetts, where he died 1718. Mrs. Mar)- Patterson died 
in Xorthfield, 1757, "aged 61 years." 

Children of Andrew' and Elizabeth (Kebbe) Patterson: 
I. J.\MES PATTERSON.* bom in Medford. Massachusetts. 5 Ort'ocr. 
1707; married 14 October, 1730, Lydia Fisk, born in Lexington, daugl-.ter 
of Deacon Jonathan and .\bigail fReed) Fisk. (See Bond, p. 209; and 
Barry's "Histor}- of Fram.ingham." p- 356). He was a blacksmith, and 17 
Februan.-, 1729-30. he purchased a homestead in Sudbury, where he resided 
till 1763. He died in Princeton. Massachusetts. 4 JNIay, 1766. Mrs. Lydia 
Patterson died in Princeton. Septem.ber, 1776, aged sixty-six year>. Barry 
in his '"History of Framingham, Massachusetts." says his "fadier is s?.id to 
have been 'James.' prob. g. s. of James Ci)." hut that is the only evidence 
which I find to pr':'%-e that he v.as th.e sen of James, while, on the contrary, 
much can be found to show tl-.at he was not the son of James, but was the 
son cf Andrew. James- (8) had a son James,- but in 17,^9 he is described as 
a "laborer of Groton." while James' ( 10) was a blacksmith of Sudbury. 
James' C 10) of Sudbury, deeded to Joseph' of Watertown. 6 February, 
1734-5. "all the ri^rh.t ho might have in his grandfather's' right in the lands 
granted to the Xarragansett soldiers, his grandfather being one of the 
grantees." Xow, as his grandfather did not will any such right to him. the 
only way in which he could become possessed of it was through his father, 
and he could have no such right until after the decease of his father, and 
James* (S) of Groton was c<:r:j:::!y living till after 6 Xovember, 1735. nine 
months after the date cf the deed made by James" ( 10). and he probably did 
not die til! the latter part of 1737. which facts led me to believe that James' 
(10) could not have bren the son of James- (S), while in proof that he tc-aj 
son of Andrew- (4) I find tl:e following facts: 

His descendants have a tradition that Andrew' (4) died, or was lost at 
sea. while no other branch of tr.e family has any traditionan." knowledge of 
.Andrew at all. and the descendants of James' ( 10) have no traditionan.- 
knowledge of James- (S). Xow. each family would naturally be much more 
likely to retain such traditionary knowledge of their own ancestor than of a 
brother of their ancestor. .Again, there is no record to show that Elizabeth 
Patterson, of Reading, did. in any way, during her lifetime, convey the title 
to the property v. hich. in 1725. she bought of Thomas Hodgeman : but 7 
April. 1757. James' (10) of Sudbur\-, sold a part of this same property, and 
24. July, 175S. the remainder of it, while there is no record of any coavey- 



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ance to him in any way of the property, so that he must have inherited it 
from Elizabeth Patterson of Reading; and the fact that he disposed of it 
without reference to any ether heir would show that he was sole heir, and 
that, if he had ever had any brothers or sisters, neither they nor their rep' 
reientatives were living in 1757. 

Children of Tohn" and Joanna ('Hall) Patterson: 

I. KEZIA'PATTERSOX", born in Eillerica, 5 February, 1703-4- 

II. REBECCA PATTERS0X,= born in Eillerica, 15 January, 1705-6. 

III. IL\XX.AH PATTERSON', bom in Billerica, 9 July, 1710. 

IV. ^L\RY PATTERSON,' bom in Billerica, 19 March, 1713-14. 

\'. ELIZ.\EETH PATTERSON,* born in Eillerica, 24 February, 
1722-3. 

Children of Joseph- and Mercv (Gcodenow) Patterson: 

I. MERCY PATTERSON,^ born in Watertown, i September, 1702; 
i married, 1721, Samuel Brown, a tailor of the East Precinct (Watertown). 
i She was admitted to full connection in Waltham Church, 9 April, 1724, and 
i he 21 March, 1724-3. They were both dismissed from Waltham to Leicester 
■' Church, 18 Februar}-. 1738-9 1 Bend. p. 727), about which time they removed 
■ to Leicester, v.hert the}- resided in May, 1742. They removed from there to 

i Stockbridge, where, in 1749, at the death of Rev. they, and the 

i 'families of their son. Samuel Brown, Jr., and son-in-law. Deacon John 

Chamberlain, were three of the only twelve English families in town. He 
] was a deacon of the church, and had a large share of the municipal offices i 
'. and business of Stockbridge u hi'e it was a precinct and after it was in- 
I corporated as a town. He was a member of the Provincial Congress in 
! 1775 I Bond, p. 122,1. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His will, 
; dated 1782, making son Samuel sole executor, was proved 2 March, 1784. 1 
; He willed all his estate, real and personal, to his grandsons, John, Isaac, I 
' Abram, Joseph, and Lemuel, sons of Captain .-Abraham Brown. She died in 
• Stockbridge, 6 March, 1774, and he died 7 February, 1784. 

II. M.-\RY ?.\TTERSON". born in Watertown, 16 -\ugust, 1704; 
I married 14 Febr-jan.-, 1733-4, Jeremiah Hewes, of Needham. 

HI. LYDIA PATTERSON', born in Watertown, 9 October, 1706; 
! died >'Oung. 

I IV. EUNICE PATTERSON', born in Watertown, 19 .April, 170S; 
married 28 December, 1726, Jonathan Flagg, of Watertown, born I May, 
1704^ They remi^ved to Framingham about 1731, after the birth of their 
second child. 



I. Son of Alien 2nd Sarah (Bal!) Flag?, grsnd^on of John, Jr . and Sarah (Bull- 
ard) EaK, 2nd cousin of David Ball, who married Sybilla^ (22) Patterson. (Bond, 

p. 12). 



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V. JOSEPH PATTERSOX=. born in Watertown. 27 August, 1710, 
married 1737, Lydia Marean, ot Xewton. born in Roxbiiry, 1711, daugh- 
ter of William and Elizabeth (Clark) Marean=. He was a farmer and lived 
in Watertown till 1767. when he moved to Richmond. He was a member of 
Captain E'.eazer Melvin's company in Governor Shirley's expedition to the 
Xorridgewock counrn,- in T754. (Ret.. X. E. Hist. S: Gen. Reg., vol. 
-xxwii, p. 148, Society of Colonial Wars, Illinois 1S97). They were dismissed 
24 May, 1767. from Waltham Church "to the Christian brethren in Rich- 
mond, Massachusetts, soon to be embodied into a church." (Bond, p. 392). 
He was "constable and collector" of Watertown in 1747. He died in Rich- 
mond, S September, 17S0. She died in Richmond, 8 February, 1785, "in ye 
74th year of het-age.'* 

Children of Toseph- and Marv ( ) Patterson: 

VI. HEPZiEAH P.\TTERSOX', born in Watertown, 7 December, 

Vn. SIBILL.A. P.\TTERSOX.= born in Watertown: baptized in_Wa- 
tertown, 27 November, 1715: m^arried, 10 July, 1735, David Ball, of Water- 
town, born 17 Januar}-, 1716-17'. 

VIII. LYDIA PATTERSON^, born in Watertown, 12 October, 1718. 

Children of Toierh" ar.d Rebecca Cvlvrick) Patterson: 

IX. ELIZ.\EEtH P.\TTERSOX','born in Watertown. 27 September, 
1727: married. 6 Ti:!y. 1749. .\bii.-'.h Bond, of Watertown. born 28 Xovem- 
ber, 1727. They ;e:-.'.cd in Ccnzird. Massachujetrs. (See Bond, pp. 50 and 
164-5) 

-) Patterson: 

: married ;n Groton, Massa- 



Children of Jarr.ef- and Marv C 

I. JAMES PATTERSOX=. born 



chusetts, 17 January. 1744-5. v.idov.- Elizabeth Eartlett. She was born 20 
March, 171S. Tl.ey lived in that part of Grcton v.hich was set off in 1753 
to form the district I'afterwarcs town") of Shirley, for which he was one of 
the petitioners, i March. 1747. He v.as a witness. 20 March, 173S, to the 
deed from Sam.ue! Eeil-map to Joseph Patterson C20) of Watertown. and 27 
August. 1739. l;e ?!;::. ! a '.e^J to Tcseoh ("20^ cf Watertown. of the same 
"lot X'o. 44 in Xarra^ansett Xo. 6" ( Tempieton. Massachusetts) which his 
father mortgaged to Belknap, and Belknap deeded to Joseph (20) of Water- 
town. He died in Shirley. Mafsschusetts. 4 May, 1759. His estate was ad- 
ministered by his v.i'Jow. who married (third) 27 January, 1763, Samuel 
X'ichols. She died 2S July. 1S13. aged ninety-six. 



2. 'William Marean .ind E!iz.^b;th Clark were msrricd in Roxbiirv. 7 Janiiar)-, 
1702. and had (in Rcxbury). PHILIP. 1703: \VILLL\M, 1707; THOM.\S. 1713: 
removed to Newton and lived near Kcnrick's bridge. He died 1761, age 83; she died 
1747." (Jackson's "Historj- of Xewton," p. 362). 

3. .\ small copper :ea-ket;le which belonged to Lydia Marean at the time of her 
marriage to Joseph Patterson is now in the possefsion of the compiler. 

4. He was son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) Ball, grandson of John and 
Sarah (Bullard) Ball, ard coiiMn to Jonathan Flagg. who married Eunice Patter- 
son' (ig). (Bond, pag? H.) 



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ir. JONATHAN' PATTERSON', born 



He was mentioned in 



a deed, 27 Aiigu;:. 1739, as •■labourer of Groton." He died in Groton about 
1752. James Paeterson, his brother, was appointed administrator of his 
estate, 16 March, 1752. 

in. JOHN PATTERSON^ born in Dunstable, 10 April, 171 1. (See 
Fox's "Histopi- ci Dunstab'.e. Maiiachusetts.") I have thus far found no 
other record of him, and presume that he died young. 



IV. HEZEKIAH PATTERSON\ bom 



He was a signer of 



the deed to Joseph (20) of Watertown, 27 August, 1739, in which he was 
called '"labourer of Groton." 



MARY PATTERSON^, bom 



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1739. to Joseph (20) of WatenouTi, she was called "of Watertown, spin- 
ster." Man.- Panerson Cprobably this one) was married in Groton, 2 
April, 1745.' to Nathan Hubbard.' (Butler's "Histor>' of Groton," pp. 409 
and 455). 

Children of Jonathan^ and Mar^- (Hawks') Patterson: 

I. JONATHAN PATTERSON^, bom in Deerfield, JNIassachusetts, 18 
December, 1714: died 1721. 

II. ELIEZER PATTERSON^ bora in Deerfield, ?klassachusetts, i 
September, 1716: married Lydia ;. resided in Northfield. 

Children cf Tames^ and Lvdia (Fisk) Patterson: 

I. JONATHAN PATTERSON*, born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, 30 
November. 17^:;: unmarrie i : killed in the French war by the Indians, 20 
July. 175S. "" , 

II. DAVID PATTERSON*, bom in Sudbury, 17 May, 1739: married 
Beulah Clark, b.rn in Fram.incrham. 23 July. 1740, daughter of Isaac and 
Mary (Stonei C'ark. (See Earr>'s '•pramingham," pp. 20S-9). He and 
his wife covenanted with the church in Framingham, 16 November, 1759. 

III. ANDREW PATTERSON*, born in Sudbury, 14 April, 1742; 
married in Worcester. 21 October. 1761. Elizabeth Bond, of Worcester, 
da-.:ehter cf Jrhn anJ Ruth 'Whitney) Bond. She died in Sudbury. 13 
Scptctr.ber. 1772. aje:! thirty-.-ix vears. He married (second) Mrs. Anne 
Russel, widov.-. They moved to Princeton, and probably afterwards farther 
west. 

Children of Tofeplr and Lv.-;ia ('Marcan) Patterson: 

I. JOSEPH PATTERSON', born in Watertown 15 (or 26) August, 
T73S. In 1761 he was one of the earliest settlers of Mount Ephraim (now 
Richm.ond), Massachusetts. CSee Barber's Mass. Hist. Coll.) He married, in 
Richmond, 15 Jiine. 1774. JerusHa Phelps, bom in Lebanon, Connecticut. 4 
.April, 1745. He settled in the southwest part of the town, near the State 
line*.' He died in Richmond. 17 January, 1821, of paralysis. She died in 



• On the 2.-th cf M?y. ijSj. a.t a town mtetinif (of Yokiin Town and Mount 
Ephraim) :\ co— .rri::ct was appointed to buil'l a mfeling hoi-FC in YoViin Town (Rich- 
p'OPc'l. (A'o-TJr T.->\vn was Lcaox. but that hou5e might have been built in Richmond). 
And on the gth of Oaober, 1T64. a committee (Samuel Brown, Jr., Joseph Patterson. 



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York, 13 December, 1827, of 



Xew Lebanon, Columbia county, Xew 
typhus fever. 

IL ELIZABETH PATTERSON*, born in Watertown, 2 April, 1740; 
married, 9 December, 1760, William Saltmarsh, bom in Watertown, 20 Jan- 
uary-, 1734-5. son of Thomas and Mary (Hazen) Saltmarsh, of Watertown. 
He was a farmer, and a lieutenant under Captain Jonathan Brown at Lake 
George, in 175S. They resided in Watertown till 1765 or 1766, about which 
time they removed to Canaan, Columbia county, Xew York. They lived near 
the ^lassachusetts line, and belonged to the church in Richmond. About 
1795 or 1796 they moved to Union, Broome county, Xew York, where they 
lived about two years cn the farm since owned by their son-in-law. Manna 
Xewell, when they settled in Tioga Point (since Athens), Bradford county, 
Pennsylvania. Lieutenant William Saltmarsh died in Athens, Pennsyl- 
vania, 13 Januarv-, iSii, and Mrs. Elizabeth Saltmarsh died in Owego, 
Xew York, i April, 1S16. She was buried at Athens by her husband's side. 

IIL EEULAH PATTERSOX*. born in Watertown, 20 January-, 
1741-2; married her cousin. Abraham Brown, of Stockbridge. He was a 
captain in the militia, and was repeatedly out on military duty in the Revolu- 
tionary- War. He died S January, 1777, of natural smallpox, communicated 
to him by a letter (see Bond. p. 130). Their residence was in the first house 



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2nd John Benton) waj 2ppoin;;J "to allot the pews ground in the meeting house 
to those proprietors that they think in justice out to have it" — twenty-six pews and 
the rest of the space to be laid out in long seats. The first pew was assigned to the 
minister, the second to John Coggswell. the third to Joseph Patterson, and the seventh 
was assigned to Benedict Dewey and Joseph Patterson, .^t the same time a seat was 
assigned to William Sal'.rr.arsh and his wife. (Manuscript UtUr of Dr. Bond). 



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north of tlie old meeting-house in Stockbridge, wliere his widow remained . 
till 1775, when she moved to Brown's Settlement Cnow Berkshire) Tioga i 
county. New York, where ihe died. 6 July, 1820. Her five sons left Stock- 
bridge and settled on different parts of the "Boston Purchase" about the 
same time that she did. 

IV. ABIGAIL PATTERSON'*, born in Watertown, 7 January. 1743-4- i 
After the death cf her — other, who willed her all of her property, she' 
resided with her sirter. Mrs. Pi.Kley. She died at Owego, New York, un- 
married, 9 February. iSoS. "aged 64 years." She was buried in the ground 
now occupied by the public square and buildings at Owego, but was soon 
after removed to the burial ground in the rear of the Presbyterian Church 
at Owego. 

V. LYDIA PATTERSON*, born in Watertown, 16 December, 1745; 
married David PLxley. son of David and Abigail Pixley, of Stockbridge*. | 
She was his second wife. (He had by his first wife one son named David, 1 
who married Drasi'Ja Bond). Mr. Pi.xley was one of the first men (Cap- j 
tain Joseph Rayrr.ond and Amos Patterson being his only companions) who' 
went to explore the tract of land afterwards purchased of the government of 
Massachusetts by the "Ecstcn Purchase Company." He was one of the I 
commissioners sent out by the company to treat with the Indians for the I 
purchase of the ri^ht to the soil. The tract included that part of the counties ' 
of Broom.e and Tioga. New York, which lies between the Chenango river I 
on the east ar.l the Owego creek on the west, and extending northward 
from the Susquehanna river about twenty-five miles. It contains about '. 
230.000 acres. Wiikir.scn. in his "Annals of Binghamton." says "Col. D. ', 
Pixley settled in a very ezrly day about cne mile west of Owego on a beau- 
tiful and level area of about 3.000 acres. Col. Pixley acquainted himself 
with the Indian lar.g^.tage. and became thereby the more popular with ^ 
them." He entered the service of his country at the first alarm. He was a ' 
member of Co".or.el J':hr. Patterson's regiment: they received the news of 
the battle of Lexingtcn at noon, two days after it occurred, and the next 
morning were en their v.ay to Boston, completely armed and equipped, and : 
mostly in unifcrm. <'Ho":and"5 "Histon.- of Western Massachusetts." vol. i. • 
p. 222). His first co;~missi:n. dated May 19. 1775. just one month after the! 

battle of Lexingrtn. v.-a? a? "Lieut, in th.e Foot Company, in the Reg- 

in;ent of Fvjt. •.■.■■.trc:f T-.!-.n Patterson. Esa.. is Colonel." It was si2:ned 
"Joseph Warren. President P. T. of the Congress of the Colony of the 
Massachusetts Bi>-." .\f:er lii.^ rem.oval to the State of New York he was . 
honored by Govern: r Ge:.-ge Clir.con with a commission as major, 7 March. 
1792, and 2S March. i~<j~. he received from Governor John Jay a commis- 
sion as lieutenant-ctlc-ne!. "Mrs. Pixley was eminently pious, and ', 
made her house a Jiom for strangers, and especial! v for the missionaries and | 
ministers of that early day." (■'.Annals of Binghamton." III).. She died at 1 
Owego, New York. 2 Febn.-.ary. iSoS. of pleurisy, and was first buried in the j 
ground now occupied as the public square of that village, but was shortly 
afterwards removed to the burial groimd in the rear of the Presbvterian 



* The e-tzt; ct DavirJ Pixley. the elder, was adniinirlered, 3 October, 17S6, by 
Henr>- Var. Schnirk. of Pirt^neld. (See Bond. p. 392). 



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! church at Owego. In a funeral discourse and obituary notice of her, by 
, Rev. Seth W'illiston, published in the "Connecticut Evangelical Magazine"' 
! for iSoS, pages 366-374, it is stated that "ahe moved in to Owego in Febru- 
j ar^-, 1791," and that "she never had but three children of her own, one only 
I of whom survived her." The following is a copy of the inscription upon 
her gravestone : 

I "In memor\- of Lydia, Consort of Col David 

Pixiey, who depaaed this life Feb. 2ad, 1S08, 
in the 63rd year of her age. 
A pattern she through every scene of life, 
A pious Christian and a faithful wife, 
A neighbor kind, a sweet and pleasant friend, 
'Twas thus she lived and peaceful was her end." 
Colonel Pi.xley died of dropsy, 25 August, 1S07, and was first buried on 
or near the public square cf that village, but was soon afterward removed to 
the burial ground in rear of the Presbuerian church, where the following 
inscription may be seen cn his gravestone : 

"In memory of Colonel David Pixiey, who de- 
parted this life August 25, 1807, in the 67th year 
of his age. He was an officer of the Revolution 
at the siege of Quebec in 1775 under Gen. Mont- 
gomer}-; v.as the first settler of Owego in 1790, 
and continued its father and friend until his 
death." 

40 VI. AMOS P-\TTER50X*, born in Watertcwn, 18 February, 1747- 

j 8, according to the town records, while the family account says 24 January, i 
1749. Possibly there were two of the name, the first born at the date given 
by the town record, anJ -iying soon, and the seccnd born at the date given 

■ by the family account, and not menticned in the town record, though it is • 
i more likelv that the familv account is an error, and the town record correct. 

! When about sixteen years of age he was riding on horseback from Boston ! 
1 to Watertown, when his horse fell with him. and crushed his left leg upon 1 
' the frozen ground, breaking the bones in several places. He managed, how- i 
i ever, to remount his horse v.ithout assistance, and rode to his fatlier"s liouse. ■ 

On his arrival there were icicles of blood hanging to his shoe. His leg was ! 
i shortened one inch and a half by the accident. He moved with his father to | 

Mount Ephraim (now Fiirhmondi. Massachusetts, in 1766 or 1767. He 
• married, 30 March, 1775, Anne Williams, born i.n Colchester (Westchester; 
: Society), Connecticut. 22 !March, 1753. daughter of John and .Abigail | 

f Crocker) WiUiams. He was out with the militia three times during the 
: Rcvolution,-once in 1775. once in 1776. and again in 1777. at the time when 
: his eldest son was born. He was at White Plains in October, 1776, when j 
: ilic armies were encamped in sight of each other. He. in company with j 
! Thomas Marean and another soldier, managed to pass the British sentries ; 

■ one night, went to the meadow in which the British horses were pastured, j 
took each of them a fine horse, with which they returned in safety to their 
own camp. When the American army left \\ hite Plains he was one who was | 
left to assist in loading and carrying off th.e stores of the army, and he gave j 
an anuising description cf the distribution of a hogshead of molasses, which : 
they could not remove for lack of teams. They broke in the head, and gave j 
liberty for any to take what they wished of it, and said that everything that 



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would hold mo'.as.-ei was brought into requisition, from pails, canteens, bot- 
tles, and tin cups, down to hats, boots and shoes.. He would have been in the 
regular army but for the crippled condition of his leg. He was one of the 
originators of the company which bought what is known as the "Boston 
Purchase," or '"Boston Ten Townships" in the counties of Broome and 
Tioga, New York. He in company with Colonel David Pi.\ley and Captain 
Joseph Raymond, ci Richmond, v.ent into that part cf the country to view 
the land, ab-Dut the year 1785 or 17S6. They were the first men who v.ent 
from the east for that purpose; they explored the country, and made the lo- 
cation before any other persons had anything to do with it, or knew any- 
thing about the enterprise. They at first intended to form a company of 
eleven proprietors, but the number was afterwards increased to si.xty. Amos 
Patterson spent the most of his time, except winters, in that country from 
17S6 till 1791, when he began to clear land for a farm and built the house of 
hewn logs, which stood till 1855 on the farm owned, in 1856, by Lawrence 
Allen, in Union, Xev.- York, about three miles west of Binghamton. He con- 
tinued to work on his farm till 1793, when he took his family from Rich- 
mond to share his life in the wilderness; they reached there 3 March, 1793, 
having been thirteen days on the road. Mrs. Lucy Day (66) says, (26 Sep- 
tember, 1S57) that ".Amos Patterson's family started for the Boston Pur- 
chase iS F'ebruar>-, went the first day to McGowan's tavern, about nineteen 
miles from their starting place, where they laid by one day on account of 
rain. On the 20th they all went on, except Mrs. Patterson, who was so 
unwell that she went back to Richmond with her brother, David Williams, at 
whose house she staid till after her son Amos was born. Her husband went 
back after her :r. Tune, and they arrived at their new home in Union early 
(about 3rd or ^:r> day) in July, and within an hour of their arrival began 
the shower whirh caused such a severe freshet in 1793." During that season 
he built on the Chcconuc creek the first saw-mill ever built in the present town 
of Union. Nev.- Ycrk. On the 5th day of May, 1797. he removed with his 
familv to the farm about three miles below, on the Susquehanna river, where 
he resided for :'.-.c ren:a:r.der cf his life. He first lived in a small plank house 
about thirtv reus from the river, but the 12th of October, 1800, he moved 
into the large h'use which he had built on the bank of the river. This house 
is still standing 1 19061 in a perfect state of preservation. He was a prom- 
inent man an>;nj the inhabitants of that region, and on the formation of 
Broome countv. in lSc:6. he was appointed one of the judges for the county, 
which office he 'r.z'.L till 1S13. havi::g been twice reappointed. He took greit 
interest in the culture of fruit, and in 1S03 made the first cider ever made in 
what was later Brcon'.e county. He planted his apple seeds in the fall of 
1792, and in iSoj made forty-five barrels of cider, which found a quick 
market at the press, at eight dollars a barrel. His wife died at L'nion, 25 
December, iSi^. of bilious colic. The following obituar\- notice appeared 
in the "'Owego Gazetre" of January 2. i8i6: 

"Died at Union. December 25. Mrs. Amos Patterson, consort of the 
"Hon. Am.os Patterson. Her funeral was attended, and a sermon preached 
"on the occasion by the. Rev. Hezekiah May on the Wednesday following. 
"A numerous concourse from this and the neighborin.g towns testified the 
"loss which society- has sustained by the death of this estimable lady, as 
"also the svmpathy with the aftlicted relatives. She was charitable to the 
'■poor, and assiduous and affectionate in the discharge of the duties of her 
"station, and of her family, and her memory will be ever dear to her sur- 



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"vi\-ing consort and children, and to numerous relatives and acquaintances." 
Anne (Williams) Patterson had three, and probably five, ancestors in the 
"Mayflower:" John Tilley; Elizabeth Tilley, his daughter; and John How- 
land, who aftervvards married Elizabeth Tilley ; Governor Carver and 
his wife, who were, according to family tradition, grandparents of Elizabeth 
Tilley. In support of this family tradition is the record in the old Hartford 
Eible. wiiich gives John Howland's marriage to '"Jo":n Tilley's daughter 
Elizabeth, granddaughter of Gov. Carver." Mrs. Ajinie Arnou.x Haxton, 
in her '"Signers of the Mayflower Compact," 1897, says tliat she is satisfied 
that Elizabeth Tilley was the grand-daughter of Governor Carver, and that 
John Tiliey probably married Carver's daughter in England before going 
I to Holland. The Leyden record says that in '"Feb. 1615" he "married Brid- 
I get Van der \'elde." As the marriage of Howland and Elizabeth Tilley 
' was one of the earliest celebrated in the colony, taking place, according to the 
■official account of the ''Society of the Mayflower Descendants" in 1621, 
! Bridget V^an der \'elde could not have been the mother of Elizabeth. I\lrs. 
; Haxton says that Elizabeth was bom in 1607, married 14 August, 1623 (?), 
I and died 2r December, 16S7. For connection between .\nne (Williams) 
' Patterson and John Howland, see 'The Whitney Family of Connecticut," 
: vol. ii, p. 15S2. chart showing ancestry of David Williams Patterson. Amos 
; Patterson died at Union. 5 March, 1S17, of gravel. He and his v/ife were 
buried in the family burial ground on the southv.-est comer of the farm. A 
family monument of Pittsfield marble v.as erected by the family in 1853. 
The intention was to place i: directly over the graves of Amos Patterson and 
his wife, but tl-.rougii the carelessness of th.e workmen it was set somewhat 
too far south, so as to bring it more over his grave th?n hers. Upon that 
monument are several errors in date?. v\h.ich will be given correctly in this 
genealogy in t'-.eir proper connection. 

VII. MARTH.\ PATTERSON*, born in WatertDwn, 26 May, 1750; 
married . William Woodbridge. born . Springfield, Massachu- 
setts. He was a farmer, and resided at the time of his marriage in Stock- 
bridge, but aiierwardj ren;o\cd to Ferrijburg, \'ermont. where Mrs. Wood' 



31 .\ugust, iSo!. They had a daughter, Lucy, who ■ 
n Owego with her aunt. Mrs. Pi.xley. Mr. Wood- 
5:. Lawrence cnmty, Xew York. 16 July, 1814, of j 



horn in Watertown. 30 June, 1753; 
Brown, Esq., of Stockbridge, born j 
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bridge died of f leurisy. 
li\"ed for several years 
bridge died at ^^a•Ir;d. 
paralysis. 

VHI. SARAH PATTERSG.W 
married — October. 1775. Phineas 
in Walthr.ir.. Mas5?.c!nisc::f. 30 M; 

Hannah (Eemis) Crown, ci WaltP.am. (See Bond. pp. 124. 140). She died 

in Waltham. \'ermcnt. A'.:.^i;st ro. iSoo. and he married (second) May 6, 

1S02. Elizabeth. v>idow cf Timothy Rosseter, and daughter of Sylvanus and 

Elizabeth (Gamble) Backus, of Windhcm.. Connecticut, a descendant of 

j William Backus, one of tiie fir.-t settlers of Norwich, Connecticut, and of 

; Governor William Bradford, of t!:e "'Mayflower." She was born 24 Novem- 

I ber, 1766, and died at Salisbury. \'ermont. 2o7uIf, 182S. Phineas Brown, 

I Esq.. died at Waltham, \"ermont, 6 July, 181S. (For continuation, see 

1 Bond, p. 140). 

IX. ESTHER PATTERSON*, born in \\'atertown. 10 January. 1756; 
: married , her cousin Thomas Marean. born in Newtown. Massachu- 



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I setts, 17 October, 1753. son of Tliomas and Margaret (Hammond) Marean. 

I (See Jackson's ""Histor}- of Xewtoun.") They settled in Canaan, Columbia 
county, Xew York, near the Massachusetts line, where they resided till the 
beginning of the year 1791, when they removed to the Boston Purchase, in 
company with her brother Amos. : 

Children of Tames^ and Elizabeth ( ) Patterson : 

I. SYBIL PATTZR50X\. born in Groton ('now Shirley), 12 July, 
1747. Slie cliose James Prescott, Esq., of Groton, as her guardian, 12 De- 
cember. 1764; was called eighteen years old; married Brown; she J 

died — September, iSii. 

II. NICHOLAS PATTERSON*, bom in Groton (now Shirley), 22 
March, 1749.' 12 December, 1764, he chose James Prescott, Esq., to be his 
guardian; he was called si.xteen years old. He was a merchant of Shirley. . 
Is said by Deacon James Patterson of Clinton, to have had daughters but no 
sons. 

IIL JOSEPH PATTERSON*, bom in Groton (now Shirley), 25 De- j 
cember, 1751. 12 September. 1766, James Prescott, Esq., was appointed his 
guardian ; he v.as called fifteen years old. He was a carpenter, lived in : 
Shirley, and is said by Deacon James Patterson to have left daughters, but { 
no sons. j 

! IV. JAMES PATTERSONS born in Shirley, 8 May, 1754. James 
: Prescott Esq.. was appointed his guardian, 12 September, 1766; he was 
'called thirteen years ci age: n-.arried 19 October, 1778, Mirriam Hovey, 

j daughter of :-. He died — November, 17S7. aged thirty-three years. ■ 

; !Mrs. Mirriarr. Paf.erscn died — May. 1S05. 

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i V. JANE PATTERSON*, born in Shirley, 23 June, 1756. James Pres- 
■ cott, Esq.. was appointed her guardian. 2 September, 1766: called eleven 

I years old : married . 0!:\ er Scripture, born — 9 December, 1750. They • 

' resided in New Ipswich. New Hampshire, and both joined the New Ipswich 

church on the fir-^: Sahharh in Octiber, 17S6. He died 29 July, 1S21 ; she 

. died 22 April. 1S37. • 

\T. THOMAS PATTERSON*, bcrn in Shirley. 25 March, 1759. • 
James Pr:?c:::. E-^;.. v.?.? ?.ppo:r:-r.'! his gi.;nrdian. 2 September. 176-5; called 
I eight vears eld. No o:iier record of him. ; 



Children cf Jcnathin- and 
I ) Paucrson : 



(- 



-) Patterson or Hezekiah and 



i I. ESTHER PATTERSON*, born 1731 : married in Groton. 20 No- 
j vember, 1751. Jor.as Longley. He v.as perhaps a brother of John Longley, ■ 
j who married her sister Eiizabe:h. Both Jonas and John were bondsmen in i 
i 1752 for James Patterson, adminirtrator of the estate of Jonathan Pattcr- 
I son, who was most likely the father of their wives. They resided in Shirley, 
I where she died, 5 June, 1767, aged thirt}"-si.K years. 

j IT. ELIZARETFI PATTERSON*, married in Peppercll. 16 July, 
' 1751, John Longley. They resided in Shirley, where he died, 17 March, 1792. 



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III. JOHN PATTERSOXV married ia Groton, 4 Jamian.-, 175S, Jane ; 
Parker. He \va5 then called of Shirley, in which town they settled. For his 
children, see Butler, p. 494. 



IV. HEZEKIAH PATTERSOX*, married in Groton, 18 Xovember, 

jliter of Simon and Susanna 
:h, 1743. Butler's "Histon.- of 
Per their children, see Butler, 



1762, Mary Pierce, ishe was perhaps daughter of Simon and Susanna | 
re. and b;-n In Groton. 29 March, 1743. Butler's "Histon.- of-, 



(Parker) Pierc 

Groton," p. 427). ihey resided in Sliirle 

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Children of Andrew* and Elizabeth (Bond) Patterson: 
I. Sarah Patterson', born in Sudbun.-, 13 May (15 May, according to' 
Barry), 1764: died in Sudbur}-. S April, 1771, "aged S years." 

ir. J.\MES PATTERSOX'. bom in Sudbury, 22 Februar)", 1/68; 
died in Sudbury, 13 April, 1771, ''aged 4 years." 

Child of Andrew* and Anna CRussell) Patterson: 
III. DAVID PATTERSOX-, bom in Sudbury, 31 .August. 1778. 
It is not certain :r.=: the above tl'.ree were all the children that Andrew 
had, but they are all of v.lKm I have found any record. 

Children of Tcje:;!:* and Terush?. f Phelps) Patterson: 

I. LUCIXDA PATTERSOX". born in Richmond, 10 April, 1775; 
died in Richmond. 12 .\v.gu;:. 1777. 

II. ELIJAH PATTERSOX'. bom in Ricr.mond, 28 December, 1776; 
died in Richmond. 13 Augi.::r. 1777. 

III. EUXTCE P.\TTERSOX'. born in Richmond, 14 July, 1779; mar- 
ried, 16 Xoven:btr. i?!4. Zl'x.:::: Skinner, of Xew- Lebanon, Columbia 
county. Xew Ycrk. in which town tV.cy settled and spent tlie remainder of 
their lives. Sl'.e w.-is ;::5 io::n'' v.'.i:: \:z died in X'ew Lebanon. 22 Xovem- 
ber, 1S49. She died :htre. 14 Decrtrber. 1S55. of typhoid fever. ■ 

I\'. LYDI.\ P.\TTERSOX'. b'.rn in Rich.mond, 27 Xovember, 17S0; 
n-.arried. February. :?: j. t.'.:-'.:-. Hr.:;h.. born in Richmon'J. 25 January. 177S. 
They settled in Canaan. Co!v..".ib:a county, Xew York, where she died, 30 
Xovember, 1S27. of typhoid itvtr. and where h.e died, i January-, 1844, of 

consumption. 

V. JERUSH.A. PATTERSOX=. born in Richmond, 8 October. 1782: 
unmarried: resided in 1S56 at V.'arsaw. Wyoming county. Xew York. I 
am indebted to h.er for m.uc'.i valuable information respecting her father's 
descendants. 

VI. JOSEPH PATTERSOX'. born in Richmond, 2 February, 17S6; 
died in Richmond, — June, 17S6. 

Children of .A.mo5 nnd .\nne (Williams) Patterson: 

I. LUCY P.ATTER50X-. born in Richmond, 3 January-, 1776; died in 



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[Richmond, 6 January, 1779. Her death was caused by scalds from falling 
1 into a kettle of hot tallow. She was buried in the old burial place in the 



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JI. CHESTER PATTERSON', bom in Richmond, 24 September, 
1777. He left Richmond, 14 February, 1793. for Union, Broome county, 
Niw York, where he arrived c:\ the 23d of the same month. He was a 
farn'.er and lumhtrman, and was connected in business with his father as 
long as his father lived. He was town clerk of Union for many years, 
sheriff of Broome county from 1809 to 1812, inclusive; represented the 
county in the state legislature in 1819. 1820 and 1S21 ; was one of the pres- 
idential electors for the state cf New York in 1824, giving his vote for John 
Quincy Adams. He married, 26 March, 1S23. Mary Ann Elliott, born in Kill- 
ingAvorth (now Clinton), Connecticut, 5 May, 1804, daughter of William 
and Lovisa (Lanej Elliott. They continued to reside in Union, on the farm 
where his father died, till April, 1S39. when he removed with his family to the 
village of Newark Valley, Ticga county, New York, where he died, 22 Sep- 
tember, 1857, two days less than eighty years of age. He is buried in Hope 
cemetery, in Newark \'alley. She died' in Newark Valley, 23 July, 1873, 
and is buried in Hope cemetery. 

HI. N.\NCY PATTERSON', born in Richmond. 10 March, 17S0; 
married, 17 November. 1S03. Dr. Erastus Robinson. They settled in Union," 
where she died in childbed. 28 Av.ru?t. 1S04. She v.as buried in the fam.ily 
burial ground with her infart daughter. Dr. Robinson, after her death, re- 
moved to Brooklyn. Connecticut. 

I\'. LUCY P.\TTERSON-. born in Richmond. 18 September, I78i;j 

married, 4 October. 1S02, Jonathan Day, bom in Richmond, 23 March, 1 

1779, son of Thomas and Jerusha 1 Miller; Day. (Thomas Day was born in | 

Newark, New Jersey, and Jerusha Miller was born on Long Island). They j 

i settled in Union, where they reside! till 1S49. ^^hen they moved to the east.: 

i part of Owego. where he died. 14 December, 1S49, 2nd was buried near the . 

I Presbvterian church. She reside! in Union with her son Darwin till hen 



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6- • V. LYM.\N P.MTERSON'. \:r:\ in Richmond. 28 June, 1783; mar-. 

, ried 30 .August. 1817. Mehitabel Seymour, daughter of Colonel .Samuel Sey- ; 
! mour. He was a very expert hunter, and the v.oods were full of game at that ' 
' time, so that he fov.nd an c.bun.-!an:e of his favorite exercise. He was, in ; 
i the latter part of his life, a merchant of Binghamton. New York, where he I 
Idled, 22 November. 1824.: h.c was buried in the family burial place at | 
; Union, si.xteen feet nine inches n-.rLh of the base of the monument. His : 

widow m.arried, 26 August, 1S26. Solon Stocking, of Binghamton, New 

York. 

68 ' VL SALLY P.\TTERSON^ born in Richmond. 27 May. 1785: mar- j 

I ried, , 180S. Dr. Charles Cornell, of Nichols. New York. He abused : 

( and deserted her, and she obtained a divorce from him. She died in Union, j 
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Vn. AXX PATTERSON^, born in Ricliinond. 10 October. J787; 
married 7 March, iSir, Anscn Higbe, fanner, of Berkshire (now Newark 
Valley) New York. He died 27 August, 1S54, in Newark Valley. She died 
8 November, 1S62. Both buried in Hope Cemetery. 

Vni. SOPHIA PATTERSON-, born in Richmond, 31 December, 
1789; unmarried; died at Union, New York, at the home of her niece, Mrs. 
Ralyea, 21 November, 1S54, of typhus fever; was buried in the family burial 
ground, fifteen feet south of the monument. 

IX. AMOS PATTERSON', bcrn in Richmond, 22 April, 1793, after 
his father had moved to the Boston Purchase. He was drowned in the 
Susquehanna river at Union, 8 July, 1800, and was buried in the family 
burial place, twelve feet six inches north of the base of tlie monument. 

X. JOSEPH PATTERSON', bom in Union, New York, 22 Febru- 
ary, 1795: he graduated at Union College, 1815 (or 1816) with the highest 
honors. He married (first) 20 March, 1820. Eliza Seymour, daughter of 
John and Sarah (Stoddard) Seymour, of Lisle, New York. Rev. Niles, of 
Binghamton performed the marriage ceremony. He was sheriff of Broome 
county in 1820 and 1S21. He removed with his family to Ontario, Wayne 
county, New York, 28 Februar}-, 1S24. His wife died 3 November, 1828; 
and he married (second) 24 October, 1831, Hannah Maria, widow of Dr. 
Greenwood, of Ontario, and daughter of X'oah and Lois (Spooner) Fuller, 
of Williamson, New York. In December, 1S36, he moved to Penfield, New 
York, where he resided till December, 1S39, when he returned to Ontario, 
New York. He was supervisor of Penfield during his residence there, and 
was always a prominent man in Ontario, serving th.e people of the town in 
some capacity his full share of the time. For many years he was a country 
merchant in Ontario, but in Januar>-. 1854, his dwelling-house and store, 
with all their contents, were destroyed by fire, reducing him at once to com- 
plete poverty. On the death of his sister Sophia' (70) he received from her 
a small legacy which enabled him to live comfortably on a farm. At the time 
of his second marriage he had three children, and his wife had one, William 
Eugene Greenwood*, and, although they afterwards had several children, yet 
no difference was ever known between the three kinds of children. The 
writer of this, during a residence of several months in the family, never saw 
a single expression of jealous feeling or en\-y on the part of any one of th.e 
family toward another, theirs being one of the few cases in which step- 
fathers and stepmothers have given entire satisfaction to all concerned. In 
April, 1857, he went to Emporia, Kansas Territory, with the idea of found- 
ing a new home in the west. He died at Emporia, of congestion of the 
brain, 12 August, 1857, just four months after leaving Ontario. She mar- 



I. Dr. William GreenwooJ was born in Rutland, Vermont, in October, 1792. He 
studied medicine in Manlius, Onondaga county. New York, and was licensed to practice 
in 1822 by the Onondaga County Medical Society. He settled in Ontario in 1824, 
after having previously resided a year at Penfield. ^^onroe county, Xcw York. He 
married. 22 April. 1S29. Hannah Maria Fuller. He died in Ontario. 12 February. 
1S31, of congestion of the lungs, leaving one son, William Eugene Fuller, horn in 
Ontario, 3X January, iS.^o; married (Rev. N. T. Allen, officiating) Julia Cornelia 
Sophia Topliff. born Willington, 19 November, 1S32, daughter of Jerome and Lucina 
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ried (third) 19 December, 1S61, Archibald Huston. She died 10 January, 
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XI. MARTHA PATTERSON', born in Union, 12 December. 1796; 
married 7 March, 1820, Philander Hooper, a farmer of Union, New York, 
bom in West Stockbridge, 18 November, 1795, son of Captain EHsha and 
Ruth (Newell) Hooper. He died 18 February, 1869; she died 9 December, 
1S85 ; both are buried in 'the Patterson family burial ground at Hooper | 
(town of Union), New York. 

Children of John* and Jane (Parker) Patterson: 

I. LEMUEL PATTERSON', born in Shirley, 8 January, 1759. 

n. SARAH PATTERSON', born in Shirley, 19 March, 176 1 ; died 
21 November, 1764. 

III. JOHN PATTERSON', bom in Shirley, 8 December, 1762; is 
said by Deacon James Patterson to have gone to Troy, New York. 

IV. SAilUEL PATTERSON', born in Shirley, 3 October, 1764; 
he is said to have gone to Troy, New York. 

V. SARAH PATTERSON', barn in Shirley, 3 February, 1767. 

VI. JAMES PATTERSONS born in Shirley, 26 July, 1769. 

Children of Hezekiah* and Mary (Pierce) Patterson: 

I. TON.\THAN PATTERSON', born in Shirley, 9 May, 1763; died 

i6 September, 1765. . 

II. HEZEKIAH PATTERSON', born in Shirley, 26 August, 1765. 

III. JOANNA PATTERSON', born in Shirley, 26 February, 176S. 

IV. MARY PATTERSON', born in Shirley, 7 September, 1770. 

Cliildren of Chester' and Marv (Elliott) Patterson: 

I. D.WID WILLIAMS PATTERSON^ bom in Union, Broome 
county. New York. 15 July, 1824. He removed with his parents in 1839 
to Nev.ark \'alley. New York, where he married, 8 June, 1853, Helen Maria 
Lincoln, born in Newark Valley, 8 June, 1832. daughter of Otis and 
Sarah (Slosson) Lincoln. He died at Newark Valley, 18 November, 1892. 
She lives (1906) at Newark Valley. 

After obtaining a good common school education, D. Williams Patterson 
studied dentistry at Rochester. New York, and entered the dental profession 
in 1S44. He went to West Winsted, Connecticut, 24 December, 1S46, where 
he resided until May, 1865. 

The subject of gcnealog}. especially in the case of his own and other 
families which had their sources in New England, had interested him from 
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to its study, seeking information in town and church records, and jpon 
tombstones, and putting in order the facts he obtained. In May, 1S65, he 
abandoned the practice of his profession and returned with his family to 
Xewark Valley. From that time until his death he lived on the old family 
farm, and carried on his study of genealog}-. He became an authority on 
American genealcg>-, and devoted the latter years cf his life to its study, 
compiling and editing a number of books on the subject. The present 
work, as well as several other compilations, were left in manuscript by him. 
The most extensive published production on which he was engaged was 
the "The Whitney Family of Connecticut," comprising three quarto vol- 
umes of 916, S9S, and 826 pages respectively. He was employed in this 
work continuously for seven years. The book was privately printed in 
187S for the late S. Whitney Phceni.x, cf Xew York, who wrote as follows 
in the preface : 

'T wish to acknowledge, to the fullest extent, my 
"obligation to Mr. D. WilliamiS Patterson, of Xewark 
'■'Valley, Xew York, who has been my assistant since 1S73. 
"Xot only lias he acted as my amanuensis in preparing for the 
"printer the vast mass of crude rraterial gathered by my- 
"self since 1S67, but he has added largely to the bulk and 
"value of the book by his own researches, *»•<«« 
■'acting at all times with intelligence, rare conscientious- 
"ness and indefatigable industry". Much of such merit 
'"as the work may be adjudged to possess should justly be 
''ascribed to the labors of this accomplished genealogist.'' 
Following is a list of the works which Dr. Patterson published and those 
whicii he left in manuscript : 

■'.A. Letter of Directions to His Father's Birthplace, by John Holmes, 
with X'otes and a Genealogy by D. WiUiams Patterson," 1S65, Svo. pp. 76. 
"John Watson cf Hartford, Connecticut, and His Descendants," com- 
piled for Thcmas \\'atson, 1S63, Svo. pp. 47. 

These two works were respectively Xos. i and 3 of the issues of a 
private club of three members (D. Williams Patterson, th.en of West Win- 
sted, Connecticut: Francis S. Hoffman. Esq.. of Xew York; and Dr. Henry 
S. Stiles, of X"ew York) styling itself the "L". Q. Club" — a name humorously 
suggested by Dr. Patterson with reference to the "unknown quantity" which 
so often, in genealogy, as in mathematics, puzzles the student — as well as to 
the non-identi.6cation of the membership cf the club, given to the public for 
the first time in the obituary notice of Dr. Patterson in the "Xew England 
Historical and Genealogical Register,'' .April. 1893. 

"Memorables of the Montgomeries, X'ew York. Printed for the King of 
Clubs," 1S66 (edition forty copies in 4:0. and sixty in Svo). Eradstreet 
Press. This, which included a ^^ontgcmery Pedigree, was prepared for and 
privately printed by Thcmas H. Montgomery, Esq., of Philadelphia ; the de- 
vice used on its title, a "King of Clubs," was a suggestion of Dr. Patterson's. 
"Slosson Genealogy." 1S72, Svo, pp. 20. 

"John Stoddard, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and his Descendants, 
164:2-1872." Svo, pp. 96; 1S73. 

"The Isbe!! and Kingman Families." compiled for Lerov W. Kingman ; 
■;to, pp. 30; Owego. 1SS9. 

"Brockway Family," compiled for Francis E. Erockway ; 410, pp. 167 ; 
Owego, 1S90. 



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"The Grant Genealogy — Descenflams of Maltliew of Windsor, Connec- 
ticut." (Reprinted from "Stiles' Revised Historv and Genealogy of Wind- 
sor, Connecticut;" edition one hundred copies; 8vo, pp. 42; 1893.) 

"The Whitney Family of Connecticut," mentioned above. 

To Mr. Jolin Eoyd"s "Annals of Winchester, Connecticut," Dr. Pat- 
terson contributed a large amoun; of genealogical matter and labor, which 
received due acknowledgment. 

"Susquehanr^ah Association — Historical Xotes;" Svo, pp. S; Boston, 
1S74. ... .1 

In manuscript form he left many valuable works, among the principal 
ones being: 

"The Holy Ones of Lisle, or Fifteen-score and One who Sought to 
Sers-e the Lord."" Compiled from authentic records. (A History of the 
First Church of Lisle. Xew York). 

"Folk-lore of East Haddam. Connecticut," eight large 410 volumes. 

"Robert Lane and His Descendants." 

"Sergeant John Matthias, of Xorwalk, Connecticut, and some of his 
Descendants, 1569-1SS4." 

"Spencer Genealog}- — Jared and Hannah: married 1665." 

"Cone Genealogy — Daniel of Haddam. Connecticut, 1626. 

"Rockwells, of Stamford, Connecticut." 

"Smith Family, of Milford. Connecticut: 1671." 

"Isaac Willey and Descendants. Boston, Massachusetts. 1640." 

"Seme Records of Thomas Lee. of Lyme. Connecticut." 

"Hungerford Family, of East Haddam. Connecticut, Thomas. 1639." 

"Genealogies of the Christop'.:-;r. Crocker, and Marean Families." 

"Mersereau Geneal:.g\- — Jean Mersereau, of France; 16S5-18S8." 

"Proprietors of Haddam. Connecticut." 

"\\"illacd Family — Richard, of Kent. England; will dated 1616." I 

"Seymours of Xew Canaan. Connecticut, from Andrew, 1734; also] 
Greenwich, Connecticut, and X'ewburgh, Xew York, Seymours." 

"Studv of the Moores of Simfburv, Connecticut, 1755." 

"Alvo'rd Records."" 

"Fragments of Lyme. Connecticut. Genealogies." 

"Patterson Family."' 

"Holmes Gerealozy." .A very largo maiuiscript compiled for Rufus E. 
Holmes, of \\'e5: Winsted. Connecticut, and unfinished at the time of Dr. 
Patterson"s deatii. His last work was done upon this. 

"Desccndan;.- %i Robert Cce. 1034."' 

"Genealogies of Xorwalk and Ridgefield, Connecticut." 

"Ralph Kceier and Descendanis. 1613." 

"Misccl!aneo-.!S Genealogies."" r.fteen large volumes, A to L; some fam- 
ilies very fully written up. 

"History- of the Fam.ilies of the Boston Purchase;" a verv- large manu- 
script, a few ske;ches from wliich. relative to the families of Berkshire, 
Xewark Valley, and Rich ford, were published in Cay's Historical Gazetteer 
of Tioga county. X'ew York." 18S1. 

"Some Records of the Widow Ford. 1621-18S0." 

"Records of the Willey Family, of East Haddam, Connecticut." 

"Whitney Records:" three large manuscripts, apparentlv ready for pub- 
lication, viz.: (z) "Joshua Whitney and his Descendants:" compiled 1SS4- 
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Watertoun," parents of Joshua, above referred to; (c) "Massachusetts 
Whitneys, Cortland County, and Tioga County, Xew York, branch; De- 
scandancs of Jonathan." 

II. NAXCY AXX PATTERSOX'-, born In Union, 21 June, 1S26; 
died Newark \'alley, 15 October, 1841, of scarlet fever. 

III. M.\RY LUCIXDA PATTERSOX'-. born in Union, 19 August, 
182S; married in Xew ark Yalley, 19 2vlay, 1S52, Seymour E. Walworth, of 
Newark Valley, a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church. They resided 
at Little Meadows, Bradford county, Pennsylvania, in 1854; in Camp\-ill-, 
Tioga county, Xew York, in 1S53. She died at the house of her father in 
Newark Valley, 26 October, 1S55. 

IV. CHESTER R-\XSOM PATTERSOX", bom in Union. 21 July, 
1833 ; married in South Owego, X'ew York, 3 Xovember, 1855, Sarah An- 
geline Bancroft, born in Plymouth, Chenango county, Xew York, 11 June, 
1832, daughter of Osee and Rachel (Pixley) Bancroft. He died in Pittston, 
Pennsylvania, iS July, 1S97, and was buried 21 July, on the anniversar}- of 
his birth, in Hope Cemeter}% Newark \'alley. Xew York. She died in 
Brooklyn, New York, 8 September. 1903, buried in Hope Cemetery, Xewark 
Valley, New York, 10 September, 1903. 

V. JOSEPH E^LMETT PATTER50X«, born in Union, 22 August, 
183S; married in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 20 Xovember. iS6y, Julia 
Frances Burnet, bcrn in Coxsackie. Xew York. 30 October, 1841, daughter 
of Theron and Harriet (Parker) Burnet. He lives (1906) at Wilkes-Barre, 
Pennsylvania. 

. Joseph E. Patterson CSS) v.as reared on a farm in Xewark Valley, Xew 
York, and received his preliminary education in the public scliools. At the 
age of eighteen he assumed the duties of life on his own account, rented and 
operated one farm and later added ctliers. until at the age of twenty-two he 
had nine farms under his supervision, in addition to a lumber business of 
considerable proportion. It ncv; became apparent to him that he must have 
a better education in order to conduct the business satisfactorily to himself, 
and for two years he was under private instructions to tit him for entering 
college. In order that his mird should not be distracted in any way by bus- 
iness cares, he closed cut a'.! his interests and entered the Eastman Business 
College, at Pouglikeepsie. Xew York, ai-.d so industriously did he apply him- 
self to his studies, that in eigi'c weeks h.e obtained his diploma. 

Upon leaving college- he went to Pittston. Pennsylvania, and accepted a 
position with the late John Lovelard. an extensive lumber dealer in Pittston. 
Before he had been with, him three mcnths. greatly to Mr. Patterson's sur- 
prise, he was asked to become a partner of Mr. Lo\eland in the business of 
manufacturing lumber, but declined on the ground that he had not sufficient 
capital. Mr. Loveland was, however, so favorably impressed with the 
methods, business abilitv and perseverance displayed by the young man. that 
he formed a partnership with him under the f.rm name of J. E. Patterson 
& Company, and loaned to him the amount of money that he lacked of hav- 
ing cnoucrh to pay for cne-third interest in the business. This arrant»^ement 
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Barre, Mr. Patterion having from tliat time on a half interest in that, and t.nc 
manufacturing b^sincji. Later they moved their saw mill to the Redout , 
Common, on North River street, where the court house now stands, and man- j 
ufactured lumber there for a number of years; the logs being brought down ; 
the river and canal. Soon after this Mr. Loveland's health failed, and he i 
requested Mr. Patterson to take a half interest in his Pittston lumber yard ; 
and to conduct the entire business under the firm name of J. E. Patterson & | 
Co. About this time the firm bv.ilt a large planing mill and factory in ■ 
Pittston. At Mr. Loveland's death his will stipulated that his executors . 
should continue the business, which they did for seventeen years, when Mr. j 
Patterson purchased the interest of Mr. Loveland's estate, which had grown i 
much larger, and is now probably the largest and most extensive in this line 
of any firm in the Wyoming Valley. 

Mr. Patterson is largely interested in the wholesale grocery business, the 
firm now being known as the Crocker Grocery Company. They have a 
large and constantly increasing trade, which having outgrown their fgrmer 
quarters, they have erected and are now conducting their business in the 
most substantial and the most finelv equipped six-story wholesale grocery 
store in Pennsylvania. In addition to these enterprises Mr. Patterson was 
one of the organizers of the Easton Lime Company of Easton, Pennsylvania, 
one of the large concerns of that city engaged in quarrying and kalsomining 
lime. He was also one of the organizers of and is a partner in the Mason's 
Supply Company of Easton. Pennsylvania, which deals extensively in all 
kinds of supplies used by masons, the two firms employing a large number of 
men. 

Mr. Patterson was the founder of the beautiful summer resort on the top 
of Nescooec Mountain known as Glen Summit Springs. The pure spring 
water and dry, pure air. together with the vision of what it mieht be made, 
led him to decide on ti'.is location. He also discovered the Glen Summit 
Spring, and introduced the pure Glen Summit spring water which has 
become so popular. 

Perhaps the enterprise which gives promise of being the most extensive 
of any in which Mr. Patterson has yet become engaged, is known as the Col- 
orado Yule Marble Company, which is developing enormous quarries at 
Marble. Colorado, whereby great quantities of a very fine quality of white 
marble have been discovered. Tliis company is capitalized at $.^.000,000, and 
he is one of its directors. He also has some interest in coal. He is just en- 
gaging in business with his son-in-law. R. H. Cabell in New York Citv. 

Mr. Patterson has strong crnvictions r-;;.^arding his duty as an Ameri- 
can citizen, and believes that the present generation has inherited from their 
forefathers a rich legacy in the present republican form of government that 
"■uarantees to ever.- true citizen the perfect freedom for which in tlie days of 
the revolutionary period so many brave men gave uo their lives. He is a 
member of th.e Errploytrs' .Association. v.Iio recognize no Union which is 
not conducted on les-sl lines, but employs men purelv on their merit. Living, 
as he does, in a section of country infested by labor leaders with only selfish 
purposes in \-iew. it has cost Mr. Patterson many thousands of dollars to 
conduct his larsfe transactions, in which he employs scores of men, on a 
purely independent basis. So strong and defiant did the attitude of the 
L'nions become in their attempt to enforce unjust claims against their em- 
ployers, that Mr. P?ttcrs^n at 'enjth took a decided stand against them. 
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liitter fight was begun which cost tlioiiszjids of dollar;, but he finally \son a ! 
gieat victor)-, and succeeded in having some of the leaders of that form of , 
oppression convicted and fined, and in teaching a salutan.- lesson to all \\ho 
may follow. No brief sketch can convey an accurate or adequate idea of ^ 
this man. He is selfmade in all that ;he word implies, and has clearly dem- i 
onstrated what it is possible to accomplish by careful, conser\-ative, upright i 
business methods. In all his business transactions he strives to follow the ■ 
Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," and J 
thereby has reached a place where he is admired for all the best qualities ' 
which go to make a true Am.erican citizen, and his career affords a con- 
spicuous example of a noble character, selfm.ade and well worthy of em.u- 
lation. 

VI. ANN AMELIA PATTER50N^ born in the Patterson home- 
stead, Newark Valley, 26 June, 1S40; married in Newark \'a;ley. S August. 
1864, Edward Gaynor Nowlan, born 14 October, 1S42. son of Thomas and ■ 
Sophia (Ender) Nowlan. They live •' 1906) at Nev.ark Valley. 

Children of Lvman' and Mehitabcl fSevmour") Patterson: 
I. AMOS PATTERSON*, bom 30' July, i.SiS: was educated for the 
legal profession, and admitted to the har at Einghamon. New York: married 
19 December, 1844, Hester Hyatt, of Nichols, New York. He lived apart 
from his wife after 1846, he in Map.!and. and his wife and daughter in the 
family of Judge Clark Hyatt, of Nichils, New York. He died 1S7 — . Mrs. 
Patterson was the adopted daughter of Judge Hyatt. Her own name was 
Hester Caroline Ransom, born in Titga, New York, daughter of Ira and 
Sarah (Forman) Ransom. ! 

n. SEY:\I0UR PATTERSON'-. torn 16 September. 1S20: died 16; 
June, 1821. Buried in the family ground at Union, New York. 



:m 2S Februar>-. 1S22: married 19 
a stove and tinware dealer of Bing- 



III. ANNE PATTERSON^ b 

March, 1842, Isaac Watts Overhiser. .. ...,.^ ....- — ~. — ^ 

hamton, born in Pleasant Valley, Dutches; county, New York. 24 July, 1809. ; 
son of Caspar and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Overhiser. She died in Bingham- j 
ton, ig Februan.', 1S51. She was one of the most perfect of characters, her. 
whole aim being to make others happy. Mr. Overhiser married (second) j 
28 December, 1854, Caroline Hagemon of Poughkeepsie. 



IV. JANE PATTERSON" 
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bom 30 July, 1S23: died in Dinghamion, 



Children of Joseph' and Eliza CSe-xour) Patterson: 

I. S.\RAH ANN PATTERSON'-, born in Union. 6 June. 1823 : mar- 
ried, 17 February, 1847, Di"- Edscn J. Whitcomb, of Ontario. New York; 
died in Ontario, 30 May. 1849; was buried in the family burial grot:nd on her 
father's farm in that place. 

II. NANCY SEYMOUR PATTERSON\ born in Ontario. New 
York, 18 August. 1S26: married in Ontario. 26 June. 1845. Dr. Samuel i 
Brown, born i May, 1S19, in Ireland, son of Henr}- and Martha ( ) j 






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Brown; graduated from Geneva Medical College in January, 1S45. They 
settled at Meridian, Xew York; where lie practiced liis profession. He died 
in Meridian, 3 October, 1901 ; she is living with her daughter Sarah, at ' 
Omaha, Nebraska (1906). ; j 

III. JOSEPH SEYMOUR PATTER50N\ born in Ontario. 25 Oc- 1 
tober, 1827; married, 7 April, 1853, Anna Elizabeth Squire, born in Lisle, j 
New York, 23 October. 1S32, daughter of Harvey and Abigail (.Manning; . 
Squire, of Lisle, New York. He was a merchant of Whitney's Point, New , 
York. She died 3 November, 1S75. He married isecOTd), 8 November,! 
1S76, Diantha L. Stanley. He died S November. 1903. 

Oiildren of Joseph* end Hannah Maria C Fuller) Patterson: 

IV. ELIZA PATTERSON', born in Ontario, 24 May, 1833 ; married . 
in Ontario, 24 October, 1S55, Palmer Levi Cone, born in Leno.\, Madison j 

^ county. N'ew Ycrl:. 20 .August. 1S28. son of Deacon Walter and Caroline ■ 
I (Curtis) Cone, of Ontario: he was J.t the tin-.e of his marriage a merchant. 
I of Oswego, New York. In April. 1S57. they renewed to Davenport. Iowa. 
About 1S74 they removed to Chicago. Illinois, where she died 8 April, 1896, 
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I died 18 December, 1S34. ! 

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\T. MARTHA SOPHI.\ PATTERSON\ twin with Sophia : bom in 1 
Ontario, 16 December, 1834. She v.as first called Mtrtlia, and on the death ' 
of her sister the name Sophia was added. She married, 8 October, 1S56, ; 
Francis .Abner Hill, born in Ontario. 13 .•\ugiut, 1834, sen of Ira and ; 
Eh-ira (Gilbert) Hiil. of Ontario. He had a farm and grist mill in Ontario, ; 
and lived on the ricge read in the west part of the town ; she died 23 June, : 
1890. He died 7 March, 1903. j 

VH. CHARLES PHILANDER PATTERSON', bcm -n Ontario, 17 j 
.August, 1836; he went in 1857 to Emporia. Kansas Territon.-, with his 
father, .\fter the death of his father he returned to Ontario. He married, 
26 April, i860. Man.- M. Potter, born 13 September, 1834. He has lived 
for several years in California. 

VIII. FRANCES AURELIA PATTERSON', born in Ontario, 30 
October, 1S41 ; died in Ontario, 13 February, 1844, of scarlet fever. I 

IX. A daughter, bom in Ontario, 25 .August, 1849; ^''^d 26 August,! 
1849. I 

X. ELL.A P.ATTERSON', bcm in Ontario, 8 May. 1S51; married, 4' 
Tune, 1873, Albert Hill Middleton. bcm 10 May, 1852. They arc living at 
Ontario in 1906. 

Children of David Williams' and Helen CLincoln) Patterson: 

I. ANN.A P.ATTERSON', born in \\cst Winsted, Connecticut. 24 

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II. LINCOLN ELLIOTT PATTERSON', born in West Winsted, 
Connecticut, 13 December, 1S55; married in Ithaca, New York, 21 August, 
1S90; Clara Atwater, born in Itliaca, 29 November, 1856, daughter of Ben- 
jamin and Sally (Pliillips) Atwater, of Ithaca. He is an insurance agent, liv- 
ing at Ithaca in 1 906. 

i III. STIRLING WOODFORD PATTERSON', born in Newark 
j Valley, New York, 6 October, 1S70. Telegraph editor of the New York 
I Evening Sun. 

I IV. R.\LPH THACHER PATTERSON'. 'bcm in Newark Valley, 
\ New York, 30 January, 1S71. Farm.er, living, in 1906, on the old homestead, 
j in Newark Valley, New Y'ork. 

Child of Chester Ransom* and Sarah (Bancroft) Patterson: ' 
I I. EDMOND BROWN PATTERSON', born in Plymouth. Pennsyl- 
; vania, 21 January, 1S6S; married, 30 January, 1S95. Nella May Moon, 
'■ daughter of Philander and Sarah (Benjamin) Moon; she was born in Pitts- 
! ton, Pennsylvania, 29 December, 1867; he died in Scranton, Pennsylvania, 
J7 October, 1902; buried in Hope Cemetery, Newark \'alley. New York. 

' Children of Joseph Emmett' and Julia (Burnet) Patterson: 
i I. HELEN HARRIET P.-\TTERSON', bora in Wilkcs-Earre, Penn- \ 
i sylvania, 6 September, 1S69; married 30 August. 1904, Benjamin Franklin 
! Myers, attorney at law and assistant district attorney of Luzerne County. 
■ Pa.. 1904 to 1907, born in Sylvis. Clearfield county. Pennsylvania. 26 .\pril. 
1863, son of John Henry and Jane (Westover) Myers. 

II. EVA M.A.RY PATTERSON', born in Wilkes-Barre, 9 March, 
1872: married in Wilkes-Barre, 12 October. 1S97. Robert Hervcy Cahell. 
Jr., bom I December, 1S66, in Brunswick, Missouri, son of Dr. Robert Her- 
vey Cabell and Alice (Oliver) Cabell. They are living in New York city in 
1906. 

III. BRUCE LOVELAND PATTERSON', bom in Wilkes-Barre, 13 
j January, 1875; died 30 April, iSSi. 

I Children of Edward Gavnor and .Amelia (Patterson') N'owlan: 
i L FR.\NK EMMETT N'OWLAN', bcrn in Newark Valley, II June, 
J1865; married in Whitney's Point, 17 July, 1S95, Evalina Stone, born 30 
'April, 1874. in Whitney's Point, daughter of S. N. and Elizabeth (New- 
!man) Stone. He died' 5 March. 1904, in Whitney's Point, New York; 
j buried at Newark Valley, New York. — 

i II. MARY PATTERSON NOWLAN', bom in Newark Valley, i 
i September, 1867: married, 14 July, 1S97, in Newark Valiey, Edward Jacob 
I Wittwer, of Adelphi, Ohio, born in Adelphi, Ohio, u Januar>-, 1868, son of 
Ijohn and Marie (Loertscher) Wittv.er. 



III. HARRY THACHER NOWL.AV, born in 
February-, 1870: married in Newark \'alley, 25 May, 
jPinnev.'bom 21 February. 1S7?, in Virpil. Cortland 
j daughter of Egbert B. and Diahtha (Hover) Pinney. 



Newark \'alley, 19 
iSq2. Edith Alberta 
couniv. New York, 



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IV. JOSEPH EDWARD NOWLAN'. born in Newark Valley, 6 July, i 
1872; married 23 December, 1897, Marg^r(t Graham, bom in Newark VaJ- 
Icy, 13 April, 1873, daughter of A. J. and Charity (Russell) Graham. 

V. EDITH GRACE NOWLAN', bom in Newark Valley, 26 March, 
1876; died 30 March, 1897. 

VI. EERTHA JULIA NO\^XAN^ bom in Nev.ark Valley, 30 
March, 1S79. 

Child of Amos' and Hester (Hyatt) Patterson: 

I. ANNA HYATT PATTERSON^ born in Vestal, New York, 18 
January, 1846; died in Owego, New York, 14 June, 1856. 



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Children of Joseph Seymour' and Anna E. (Squire) Patterson: 05 

I. ELIZ.\ ABIGAIL PATTERSON', bom in Whitney's Point, New j i^ 

York, 25 ^[arch, 1855; married Rev. Benjamin F. Sargent, 16 May, 187S; 

he was bom 21 Mardi, 1853. 

IL JOHN SQUIRE PATTERSON^ bom in Whitney's Point, 23 No- 
vember, 1S66; married 7 February-, 1SS7, Myrtie Pease. 

Children of Robert H. and Eva (Patterson') Cabell: j 

I. HELEN PATTERSON CABELL', bom in Chicago, Illinois, 19 ■ 
February, 1899. j 

II. JOSEPH PATTERSON CABELL', bom in Evanston, Illinois, S , 
May, 1901. . • . 

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Children of Harrj- T.' and Edith (Pinney) Nowlan: ' 114 

I. HANFORD THACHER NOWLAN', born in Newark Valley,' 
New York, 9 Februarj-, 1S93. j 

II. MARJORIE AMELIA NOWLAN', bom in Newark Valley, f. 
May, 1899. 

Child of Edward J. and Marv (Nowlan') Wittwer: 
I. GRACE MARIE WITTWER', born in Adelphi, Ohio, 28 Julv, . "3 
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